Yankees' loss overshadowed by loss of players

12:15 AM,
May 17, 2013

New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte delivers the ball to the Seattle Mariners during the second inning of a baseball game Thursday, May 16, 2013, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

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Two more players went down on Thursday night, leaving a 3-2 loss to the Mariners overshadowed by lingering concern about Andy Pettitte and Chris Stewart.

Pettitte left the game in the fifth inning with a tight left trapezius, a muscle in the upper back. The 40-year-old missed one start earlier this season because of lower back spasms and said this initial diagnosis was essentially the same. It's uncertain whether he'll miss any more time. ...